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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
500 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

OHC039-125-137-192115-
/O.CON.KIWX.SV.W.0154.000000T0000Z-260519T2115Z/
Defiance OH-Putnam OH-Paulding OH-
500 PM EDT Tue May 19 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN DEFIANCE...NORTHWESTERN PUTNAM AND SOUTHEASTERN
PAULDING COUNTIES...

At 459 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of
Paulding, or 12 miles south of Defiance, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Melrose and Charloe.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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LAT...LON 4103 8445 4105 8448 4110 8452 4127 8423
      4113 8423
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 237DEG 27KT 4110 8445 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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